I've had a week for my Redmere/Monoprice cables to burn in, and last night I was
so captivated by the picture quality that I kept switching from one source to
another--Blu-ray, live cable, DVR, Netflix InstantWatch, and Amazon Video. All
were the best I've ever seen them on my rig. The sound was better too, though
that may be from my new pre/pro breaking in, or both.
Bluejeans is just one of many sources trying to explain why expensive HDMI
cables are a waste. But since the bandwidth requirements are nearly ridiculous
for a passive cable, I would think that larger gauge silver conductors could help,
but that's a steep price/performance curve. Now that I've had active Redmere
HDMI cables in my system for a bit, I think active cable is the way to go.
In 2008, videophiles were shocked to see that a $200 Blu-ray player could
trounce a $6K DVD player.
When a successful new paradigm such as Blu-ray or Redmere emerges, it
redefines the price/performance ratio for that market. I spent about $42.50
shipped for three 6' Redmere HDMI cables.
They are so good and so cheap, I really don't care what Bluejeans says about the
passive paradigm. Bluejeans should be negotiating a licensing agreement with
Redmere (maybe they are) and write a new white paper.
